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Blogs on Domestic Violence against Immigrant South Asian Women: A Thematic Analysis
thesis
posted on 2013-06-28, 00:00 authored by Ishani MukherjeeThe purpose of this study is to do a thematic analysis of blog posts and comments on the topic of domestic violence against South Asian immigrant women in the US, as evidenced in South Asian community blogs. What are the consequences of this recent way of communicating for these bloggers who have found a new space for sharing experiences of their own and/or other’s abuse? Guided by interdisciplinary theories of intersectionality and transtheoretical models of behavior change, this qualitative study seeks emerging thematic evidence to interpret blogs as possible social media channels of awareness-creation, contemplation of action, and as safe public spaces for voicing private stories.
History
Advisor
Jones, SteveDepartment
CommunicationDegree Grantor
University of Illinois at ChicagoDegree Level
- Doctoral
Committee Member
Harkin, Patricia Papacharissi, Zizi Rojecki, Andrew Riger, StephanieSubmitted date
2013-05Language
- en